Oedipus Quiz

Who is Oedipus speaking to in the provided text?

• A soldier

• A herdsman

• A king

• A servant

What does Oedipus threaten to do if the herdsman does not speak?

• Imprison him

• Hurt him

• Exile him

• Ignore him

What does the herdsman wish regarding the day he gave the child?

• That he had celebrated it

• That he had forgotten it

• That he had died that day

• That he had told the truth

Match the following questions with their correct answers about the child.

• Where does the child come from?

• The child's future

• What is the child's name?

• The child's age

• What will happen to the child in the future?

• The child's name

• How old is the child?

• The child's origin

Who was the child mentioned by the Herdsman?

• A child of Laius

• A child of Oedipus

• A child of Creon

• A child of Jocasta

What did the Herdsman say he was on the brink of?

• Joyful speech

• Frightful speech

• Angry speech

• Peaceful speech

Match the following reasons with the corresponding actions taken:

• Gave the child away to ensure a prophecy comes true

• To fulfill a prophecy

• Gave the child away due to ominous predictions

• Through fear of evil oracles

• Gave the child away to secure a more suitable environment

• To find a better home

• Gave the child away to prevent financial hardship

• To save it from poverty

What did the Herdsman initially intend to do with the child?

• Raise it as his own

• Send it to another country

• Return it to its parents

• Keep it in secret

Who is the main character expressing despair in the passage?

• Oedipus

• Creon

• Jocasta

• Tiresias

What city is mentioned as being ruled by the main character?

• Thebes

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth